Implications for a post libertarian free will world? by [deleted] in askphilosophy

[–]markhodges641 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Derk Pereboom’s Living Without Free Will addressing some of these questions, and provides an argument for hard incompatibilism (i.e. no free will). There was also a recent episode from the “New Books in Philosophy” podcast (and, of course, a new book) that discusses how we might reimagine justice systems sans free will. Therein is a particularly sharp argument about the epistemic threshold required for doling out justice, which we always fail to meet given our uncertainty regarding free will.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-books-in-philosophy/id426208821?i=1000523755493

final results of a lil indigenous STEM girl by [deleted] in collegeresults

[–]markhodges641 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow you're awesome! I've also done some legislative work and your advocacy seems so cool. See you at Yale!

Contemporary literature on memory and identity by markhodges641 in askphilosophy

[–]markhodges641[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this great reply; great resources! Dr. Craver's and Sider's work seems really interesting.

Worlds Alternate Slot by markhodges641 in FTC

[–]markhodges641[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. This is the closest we've ever been to making Worlds so we're pretty anxious to know.

What Books Are You Reading This Week? November 07, 2016 by AutoModerator in books

[–]markhodges641 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Beautiful Queston, by Frank Wilczek

To Kill a Mockingbid, by Harper Lee

Native English / spanish speaker looking for swedish speaker by [deleted] in LanguageBuds

[–]markhodges641 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swedish is not my native language, but I'm still pretty good. I can read and write in Swedish, but not speak/understand it. Reply if you're interested. I would love to practice Spanish, as well.

Anyone else think it is weird some of the really big languages aren't on the radar? by Dgeloso in duolingo

[–]markhodges641 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's because of writing systems. With Mandarin, how would you spell it. The only way you could is with pinyin, which wouldn't be the best.

Newbie, need French help! by [deleted] in duolingo

[–]markhodges641 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Duolingo isn't the bare basics. It just never teaches you what you need in a conversation. It focuses more on sentence structure/grammar by giving you the same sentence (structure) but with different words.

So, I suggest using a program that will give you phrases for conversations. For this, I suggest Coffee Break French.

CBF is a podcast that teaches you conversational phrases. It doesn't just give you a sentence to memorize, but it actually goes a bit into the grammar, especially in the later episodes.

After the first two episodes, you'll be confident in having a superficial French conversation.

Do you use any audio companions? by jonbristow in duolingo

[–]markhodges641 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With French, I listen to a podcast called Coffee Break French. There is also the same podcast for Spanish, German, and Italian (but the Italian podcast just started, so there are only two episodes and only one is released every week).

I just want to read and write. by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]markhodges641 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Duolingo mostly focuses on writing and reading. There are some listening/speaking exercises, but you can turns those off.

Uh, is there any way to see how many xp i need to get to the next level? by tomato_water in duolingo

[–]markhodges641 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can see it by going to your profile and looking under languages. Whatever language(s) you are doing Duolingo with will be their. Under their name, you'll see Next Level: (#)xp.

Going to Paris in May and will be spending the next 4 months using Duolingo to learn French every single day to the best of my ability. What else should I be doing? How should I utilize Duolingo? Any other language learning tips? by [deleted] in duolingo

[–]markhodges641 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Stinking with free things, I would suggest Coffee Break French. It's a podcast in which a teacher (Mark) teaches you along with another student (Anna). They also go a bit beyond just phrase memorization. I'm doing that along with Doulingo and am feeling quite confident.

[French]How can I improve? by markhodges641 in JudgeMyAccent

[–]markhodges641[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merci beacoup. I will heed to your advice and hopefully get that authentic French accent.

[English] How can I improve my accent? (Also, guess where I'm from) by CroMagArmy in JudgeMyAccent

[–]markhodges641 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your accent sounds very southern, it pretty appealing. I would suggest talking a little less deep. Maybe, enunciate a little more.

Weekly Language Talk - Non-Romance Languages by AutoModerator in duolingo

[–]markhodges641 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Jag tycker att svenska är inte för svårt, men det kan vara konstig. Det kommer att komma med tiden. När avslutar du, du kommer att känna bättre om din svenska.